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CATHOLICS, MUSLIMS NOTE NEED FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

The importance of religious freedom as a right inherent to human dignity was one of the points of agreement of a Catholic-Muslim colloquium in Tehran. The 7th colloquium of the Tehran-based Center for Interreligious Dialogue of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization and the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue concluded Thursday. It was led by the joint presidency of Mohammad Baqer Khorramshad, president of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, president of the pontifical council… Read more »

VATICAN ANNOUNCES CREATION OF NEW WEB PAGE

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, announced this morning the creation of a new Vatican home page that will serve as a “point of connection between several news production centers of the Holy See.”

The prelate made the announcement at a press conference during the presentation of the new high definition television unit of the Vatican Television Center… Read more »

FEASTS DOCUMENT SOON TO BE CONCLUDED

Id-Dokument dwar il-Festi mistenni jkun lest fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin. Dan kien ikkonfermat din il-ġimgħa ma’ IL-ĠENSillum online minn uffiċjal fl-Uffiċċju Komunikazzjoni tal-Kurja tal-Arċisqof. “F’dan l-istadju nista’ nikkonferma li t-taħditiet għadhom għaddejjin u li d-Dokument mistenni jitlesta fil-ġimgħat li ġejjin, għalkemm għad m’hemmx data stabbilita,” qal il-kelliemi għall-Kurja.

Kien fil-5 ta’ Ottubru tas-sena l-oħra li l-Knisja ppreżentat id-Dokument Konsultattiv dwar tibdil propost għall-festi f’Malta… Read more »

ORDINARY PUBLIC CONCISTORY FOR THE CREATION OF 24 NEW CARDINALS

The Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has announced that in St. Peter’s Basilica at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday 20 November, Pope Benedict XVI will hold an Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of twenty-four new cardinals.

Also in St. Peter’s Basilica, at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 21 November, Solemnity of Christ the King, the Holy Father will preside at a concelebrated Mass with the new cardinals, during which he will give them their ring of office… Read more »

ARCHBISHOP TO INSTITUTE SEVEN SEMINARIANS AS ACOLYTES

On Thursday, 18th November 2010 at 7 p.m. Archbishop Paul Cremona will preside over a celebration at Luqa parish church, during which he will be instituting seven seminarians as acolytes.

The seven seminarians, who are currently in their sixth year of formation, are: Dillon Bugeja from St. Catherine’s Parish, Zurrieq, Robin Camilleri from St. Andrew’s Parish, Luqa, Roderick Camilleri from the Parish of Our Lady of Graces, Zabbar, Mario Dimech from St.Nicholas Parish, Siggiewi, Anthony Paul Fitzpatrick from the Parish of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanga, George Schembri from St George’s Parish, Qormi and Michael Zammit from St.Helen’s Parish, Birkirkara… Read more »

SOLIDARITY WITH CARITAS MALTA

Over the past two weeks, Caritas Malta has had a flow of requests for help from persons who have a drug-related issue or from their families.  The pressure for help follows two editions of the television programme Xarabank dedicated to drug addiction and the work being done by Caritas with persons who want to rehabilitate themselves.

Caritas Malta said that this was an all-round show of solidarity, involving the Xarabank Team who dedicated much time to the production of these two programmes, the Public Broadcasting Services, the telephone and mobile companies, the Caritas Staff as well as the clients undergoing rehabilitation programmes and their families… Read more »

FUNERAL PROGRAMME OF MONS. NIKOL CAUCHI, BISHOP EMERITUS OF GOZO

It-Tlieta, 16 ta’ Novembru 2010

12.30:     Tluq tal-Korteo mill-Isptar Mater Dei li jgħaddi mill-Mosta, Burmarrad, San Pawl il-Baħar, Xemxija, Mellieħa.

13.30:     Tluq mill-Marfa bil-Patrol Boat tal-Forzi Armati ta’ Malta.

14.00:     It-tebut tal-Isqof Cauchi jiġi milqugħ l-Imġarr. Il-Korteo jgħaddi mit-toroq prinċipali ta’ Għawdex sal-Pjazza tal-Għarb.

15.00:     Wasla fil-Pjazza tal-Għarb u dħul fil-Knisja Bażilika Kolleġġjata… Read more »

BISHOP CAUCHI RETURNS TO THE HEAVENLY FATHER’S HOUSE

The Diocese of Gozo is in mourning following the death of Mgr N. Cauchi who earlier today, passed to eternal life.  During his episcopate, Bishop Cauchi contributed greatly towards the faith-formation of the people of Malta and Gozo and the building of communion within the Church; he also spread the Church’s social teaching and its application in the local context during the past 40 years… Read more »

STUDIES OUTLINE PERILS THE INTERNET MAY POSE

Kliem ħażin, avvanzi sesswali, stediniet minn irġiel kbar biex jiltaqgħu fir-realtà, pornografija. Dawn huma biss uħud minn forom ta’ abbuż li adolexxenti Maltin jiltaqgħu magħhom fuq l-internet.

Dan ħareġ minn kummenti li kisbet din il-gazzetta elettronika mingħand xi adolexxenti fid-dawl ta’ stħarriġ tal-London School of Economics u ko-finanzjat mill-Unjoni Ewropea bit-titlu Risks and safety on the internet: The perspective of European children, Initial findings from the EU Kids Online survey of 9-16 year olds and their parents u li jista’ jitniżżel minn www.eukidsonline.net… Read more »